Cronkite only made one "earth shattering" commentary on the war, and that was during TET of '68. Of the several newsmen of the 60's, such as the Huntley Brinkley Reports, among others, Cronkite was the legend. US Generals/Admirals, are actually military politicians. They're the ones that communicate with Senators and Presidents, Kings & Emperors. Generals/Admirals distribute the forces; whether they be planes, ships, or men. Colonels/Majors are field grade officers in the military; they control the battlefields; hence the word "field." Company grade officers are Captains and Lieutenants...they fight the battles. The men that communicated with Senators and Presidents had stated to their superiors that the war in Vietnam was being won. The Communists were on the run; and like WWII (these men were WWII veterans) American Firepower, coupled with the determination of the "American Fighting Man" would carry the day (onto victory). So, like today, the American people, to include the politicians, basically STAYED OUT OF IT. What ever the military said, the population went along with it. Then came TET. What the heck happened? Who the heck said what!? How could they do this? Did someone lie? What the H--- is going on? Cronkite went to Vietnam. He had served on the front lines in the ETO of WWII (European Theater of Operations) as a war correspondent. He landed in the Nam and evaluated it, and reported on TV news wearing a flak vest, while he walked amongst the embattled cities (amongst the rubble). He made his commentary; he returned home and at his desk made his final commentary. He may not have said it, but he certainly inferred it; we weren't going to when this war, and our Generals/Admirals if they didn't deliberately MIS-LEAD the US public...then they themselves, were certainly FOOLED. President LBJ, of course, watched Cronkite on the news, then commented (there's two different versions): If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost the war. Second version, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost the American people."
Prior to '68 no, after '68 yes.
Walter Kronkite/Tet offensive
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather were two them.
ANSWER The information below was obtained from the Vietnam Memorial Wall Website. To access this site, go to: www.thewall-usa.com. There are a couple of Army buddies that have posted comments on Walter's page. The camp where Walter was stationed was actually renamed to Camp Adams after her was killed. His tour began on Nov 28, 1966Casualty was on Jun 10, 1967In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAMHOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTYMULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDSBody was recovered
Walter Cronkite, Huntley Brinkley, Putnam TV news.
huge effect, was first televised war . additionally walter cronkites report from there all but ended any US citizen support the continuation of the conflict.
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Shall I stay or shall I go now? Once you go black your not going back
The cast of Sherlock Holmes spricht deutsch. Ein Interview mit Walter Niklaus - 2007 includes: Walter Niklaus as himself
Prior to '68 no, after '68 yes.
During the TET offensive of 1968.
Walter Cronkite
Walter Kronkite/Tet offensive
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather were two them.
Walter Cronkite talked about the Vietnam war in a television statement and said it could not be won. There are political observers who think that the U.S. failure in Vietnam happened because Walter Cronkite told the nation, in an on-air editorial opinion, that the war could not be won a blow to President Johnson.
He's a veteran who wrote the Viet War novel "Fallen Angels."
MLK assaination, Man on the Moon, Vietnam War.